Topics
Balance and falls
A near-fall changes how people walk long before anyone notices. The body gets careful, steps get short, and the thing you were enjoying gets quietly dropped.
Balance can be practiced in graded steps, with enough support that you stay settled while you learn. The posts here are about steadiness: what shapes it, how to practice it without bracing, and how to get back to the walk you want.
- January 10, 2017
The Importance of Balance Training
Balance is one of the most important and most overlooked components of fitness. Here is why it matters and how to train it.
Sources
- Comerford MJ, Mottram SL. Kinetic Control: The Management of Uncontrolled Movement. Elsevier; 2012.
- Bandura A. Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control. W. H. Freeman; 1997.